In A Demon Summer, someone has been trying to poison the 15th Earl of Lislelivet. Since Lord Lislelivet has a gift for making enemies, no one—particularly his wife—finds this too surprising. What is surprising is that the poison was discovered in a fruitcake made and sold by the Handmaids of St. Lucy of Monkbury Abbey. Max Tudor, vicar of Nether Monkslip and former MI5 agent, is asked to investigate. But just as Max comes to believe the poisoning was accidental, a body is discovered in the cloister well.

G.M. Malliet continues to delight readers in this standout mystery, the fourth book in her clever and engaging Max Tudor series.

G. M. MALLIET's book A Fatal Winter was shortlisted for the Agatha Award and named one of the top 5 mysteries of 2012 by Library Journal (with Wicked Autumn on that list in 2011.) In addition, Malliet won an Agatha Award for Death of a Cozy Writer, which initially won the Malice Domestic grant. It was nominated for both a Macavity and an Anthony Award and chosen as one of the Best Books of 2008 by Kirkus Reviews. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area.